redmine_custom_workflows/app/models/custom_workflow.rb

class WorkflowError < StandardError
  attr_accessor :error
  def initialize(message)
    @error = message.dup
    super message
  end
end

class CustomWorkflow < ActiveRecord::Base
  has_and_belongs_to_many :projects
  acts_as_list

  default_scope :order => 'position ASC'
  validates_presence_of :name
  validates_uniqueness_of :name, :case_sensitive => false
  validate :validate_syntax

  def validate_syntax
    issue = Issue.new
    issue.send :instance_variable_set, :@issue, issue # compatibility with 0.0.1
    begin
      issue.instance_eval(before_save)
    rescue WorkflowError => e
    rescue Exception => e
      errors.add :before_save, :invalid_script, :error => e
    end
    begin
      issue.instance_eval(after_save)
    rescue WorkflowError => e
    rescue Exception => e
      errors.add :after_save, :invalid_script, :error => e
    end
  end

  def to_s
    name
  end
end